banana skin

英 [bəˈnɑːnə skɪn]

美 [bəˈnænə skɪn]

n.  造成麻烦(或使人当众出丑)的事物

牛津词典

noun

• 造成麻烦（或使人当众出丑）的事物
  something that could cause difficulty or embarrassment, especially to sb in a public position

柯林斯词典

• 香蕉皮
  The thick yellow or green covering of a banana is called abanana skin.

in AM, use 美国英语用 banana peel


• N-COUNT 引起麻烦（或使人出丑）的事物
  If an important or famous person slips on abanana skin, they say or do something that makes them look stupid and causes them problems.
  1. ...waiting for the government to slip on this week's banana skin.
     等着政府这周的洋相

in AM, use 美国英语用 banana peel

英英释义

noun

• the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
  1. he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell
  Synonym:banana peel

双语例句

• One day the piggy ate a banana, and he throws the banana skin away casually, too.
  有一天，小猪吃完香蕉，把香蕉皮也随手扔掉。
• For example, banana paste with olive oil, or a towel soaked in a juice mix including alcohol and honey, can remove the wrinkles on your skin.
  比如，涂有橄榄油的香蕉皮。用酒精和蜂蜜混合汁浸泡过的毛巾也能去除皮肤上的皱纹。
• Trying to keep the story out of the newspapers turned out to be another banana skin for the prime minister.
  首相企图阻止报界报道这件事，结果却使自己再次陷入窘境。
• The boy booted the banana skin to the garbage heap.
  男孩把香蕉皮踢到垃圾堆旁。
• The experiments showed that the organic acid in the banana skin has the function of bacteriostasis.
  结果表明：香蕉皮中的抑菌成分主要是有机酸。
• An American officer slipped on a banana skin.
  一个美国军官踩在香蕉皮上滑倒了。
• The Foreign Secretary slipped on a banana skin when he accidentally referred to foreigners as wogs.
  当外交大臣无意中把外国人称为外国佬时，他失言了。
• A banana is mainly pulp, except for its skin.
  香蕉除了果皮外大都是果肉。
• Pre-experiment of chemical composition of banana skin and its primary antibacterial effect
  香蕉皮化学成分的预试验及抑菌初探
• Unfortuantely, the lake is already littered and teamed with flowing rubbish like plastic containers, fish-bones, banana skin, watermelon rind, bottles, tins, food wrappings, and so on.
  不幸的是，湖中已经堆满了漂浮的塑料盒、鱼骨、香蕉皮、西瓜皮、瓶子、罐头、食品包装等各色垃圾。